The Usborne Introduction to the Second World War Internet-Linked

Usborne Introductions

by Paul Dowswell

A comprehensive introduction to an important and fascinating subject, this exceptional new title is published to coincide with the 60th Anniversary of VE Day. Paul Dowswell's informative and accessible text will immerse readers in the era, and hand-coloured black and white photographs give a unique and atmospheric look. Provides a genuinely international perspective, showing how people all over the world were affected by the war.

Genres: History, World War II, Nonfiction

128 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1990

About the author

Paul Dowswell is a British writer of nonfiction and young adult novels who has written over 70 books for British publishers. He was a senior editor at Usborne Publishing, then went freelance in 1999.

Reviews

[Scott Gregory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very solid account of the war, but not a lot of details. It gives a very good overview and follows the war well. If you're looking for a summary that has a lot of photos then this is for you.

[R · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Second World war (1 September 1939 - 2 September 1945).

The book also highlights the parallels with today's society. America’s retreat from global affairs allowing the rising super power to exert their authority. Financial crises around the world, started during the American depression in 1929, and the mass brainwashing of authoritarian regimes of the young. Not an intellectual thriller, more an easy read.

[Abe · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid introduction to WWII, perfectly appropriate for children or middle schoolers. The root causes, people, events, and ramifications are addressed. Overall a good overview.

[Coriolana Weatherby · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great introduction to almost every aspect of WW2. Although there are some mistakes in the book, it’ll be an educational read for a lot of people. Would recommend for those dipping their toes in the subject matter for the first (or second) time

[Paul Pryce · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was my wife’s book for a history project she was doing at school but enjoyed it. Visual, I liked the content.

[Clari Zimmermann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to learn about WW2

[Laurie Wheeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful history book detailing WWII. We read this in our homeschool Dialectic history studies.

[Anthony Porporino · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book presents the terrifying and tragic events of World War 2. Every person should be aware of this war to realize how bad life on Earth can be. The phrase hell of Earth is appropriate. These events also defined the structure of the world today and in order to understand why things are the way they are, one must understand the events of this war and the aftermath.

[Brayden · Rating 5 out of 5]

i liked this book because it had pictures of people with a lot of detail for example if there was a picture of a guy it would have a lot of descripton about how there are or what they are doing. this book was organized because it had a index and titles for every page or paragraph. i thought it very interesting beacuse it told you a lot of stuff from the first day of the second world war to the last day.i think the second world war was horrible because so many peolpe died and a lot of people were injured. when i was reading this book if there was a new paragraph the font size would sometimes be different.this book would be good for people who are interested in war and want to know what happend in the war and who where the main people during the war.

[Robyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is all about WWII. How the war began, and the first invasion. The second chapter is all the battles that Eastern Germany, and how the battles they won added up to good and bad dessicions. The thrid chapter is all about how the Allies are turning the war over into the good side winning. The fourth chapter is about the defeat of Germany and how the U.S. was destroying Germany. The fifth chapter is about the defeat of Japan and how we destrpyed them too. We bombed them and then took over the two island's. The last chapter is about what happened to everybody after the war.

[Alessandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's an okay kids' history of the Second World War. It covers lots of facets, so nothing is really in depth; it glosses over some things. It makes good use of original images, but has tinted many of the old photographs with false colors. The promised internet linking on the cover is a direction on nearly every page to the same general Usborne page of links.

[Dayna Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A magnificent introduction to the causes, battles, weapons, politics, effects, and really all aspects of WWII. The pictures are astounding and the book contains web links students can use to locate further information. A Reader's Corner highly recommended book.

[Matthew A]

So far I've read about all the dictators,axis countries
and how the war started.

[Brandon Chang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, want to learn more about WW2? This is it.